Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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4-vinylbenzene-1,2-diol | |
Clinical data | |
Pregnancy cat. | ? |
Legal status | Uncontrolled |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 6053-02-7 |
ATC code | None |
PubChem | CID 151398 |
ChemSpider | 133430 |
KEGG | C06224 |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C8H8O2 |
Mol. mass | 136.15 g/mol |
SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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3,4-Dihydroxystyrene (DHS) is a centrally-acting inhibitor of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PH).[1] It is likely that DHS and other PH inhibitors will never have clinical applications on account of their capacity for inducing hyperphenylalaninemia and phenylketonuria.
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